Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayJosh Sperlunto of MDC Corporation in Old Saybrook uses an air wrench to tighten bolts in a seawall at Chalker Beach in Old Saybrook Friday Oct. 26, 2012. The wall was originally destroyed in Tropical Storm Irene last year while heavily damaging the cottage. MDC Corp. has been working on repairs to the house throughout the year, and shifted focus to the outer wall with the approach of Hurricane Sandy.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayBoat owners take their boats out of the water at the Mago Point Marina in Waterford in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, Friday Oct. 26, 2012.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayWorkers with MDC Corporation of Old Saybrook finish rebuilding a seawall at Chalker Beach in Old Saybrook Friday Oct. 26, 2012. The wall was originally destroyed in Tropical Storm Irene last year while heavily damaging the cottage. MDC Corp. has been working on repairs to the house throughout the year, and shifted focus to the outer wall with the approach of Hurricane Sandy.